Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905.

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APPLIGATION FILED MAILZS, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed March 25, 1905. Serial No. 251,930.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO EMMERTHAL, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Ansonia,

in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do herebydeclare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings and the figures of reference marked thereon, to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawingsconstitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a broken view, in vertical section, of a non-refillable bottleconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a detached view, inside elevation, of the independently-formed neck-piece; Fig. 3, areverse plan view thereof.

My invention relates to an improvement in non-refillable bottles, theobject being to produce at a low cost for manufacture a simple,effective, and convenient non-refillable bottle composed of few parts,presenting a neat and attractive appearance, and precludingsurreptitious refilling.

With these ends in view my invention consists in a bottle having certaindetails of construction, as will be hereinafter described, and pointedout in the claims.

In carrying out my invention I employ an independently-formed neck-piece2, made of cast or blown glass, having at its outer end a lip or flange3 and containing a cylindrical cork chamber 4 of suitable diameter anddepth. The lower end of the said piece 2 is enlarged and shaped to forma flaring skirtlike fastening-flange 5, a sleeve 6, locatedconcentrically within the same, and a tapering annular recess 7, adaptedto receive a correspondingly-tapered fastening-flange 8, made integralwith the neck 9 of the bottle 10, the outer face of the flange 8 beingbeveled to conform to the pitch of the inner face of the flange 5 andthe inner face of the flange 8 being made straight to conform to theouter face of the sleeve 6. A close joint is thus formed between theinclined inner face of the flange 5 and the inclined outer face of theflange 8, as well as between the straight inner face of the flange 8 andthe straight outer face of the base of the sleeve 6. At the base of theflange 8 the neck 9 is formed with a shoulder 9, upon which the extremeedge of the flange 5 rests, so as to form a tight joint and make asmooth finish at the point where the independent neck-piece 2 mergesinto the neck 9. The inner end of the sleeve 6 is formed with fourparallel fingers 11, located quartering with respect to each other andforming points for the ball-valve 12 to rest upon when the bottle isturned downward on its side or partially or entirely inverted inposition, so as to cause the valve to leave its seat 13 in the neck 9.Of course when the valve 12 is engaged with any or all of the fingers 11ample opportunity is given for the fluid in the bottle, whatever itscharacter may be, to escape between the fingers 11 into the sleeve 6 andthen out through the cork-chamber 4 if the cork has at the time beenremoved.

The neck 9 of the bottle is formed with a valve-chamber 14 enough largerin diameter than the diameter of the sleeve 6 to form a chamberencircling the free end thereof, so as to provide for the lateralpassage of the fluid from the chamber into the sleeve when theball-valve 12 is resting upon the ends of the fingers 11. As shown, thechamber 14 extends into the inner face of the integral fastening-flange8.

In using my improved bottle it is first filled through its neck 9, afterwhich the ball-valve 12 is dropped thereinto. The supplementalneck-piece 4 is now cemented upon the flange 8 of the neck 9 bymeans ofa film of any suitable cement applied to the outer and inner faces,either or both, of the flange 8, after which the supplemental neck-piece2 is set down over the same. The cork may be introduced into the chamber4 either before or after the supplemental neck-piece 2 has been appliedto the neck-piece made integral with the bottle.

It is apparent that in carrying out my invention some changes from theconstruction herein shown and described may be made. I

would therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself thereto,but hold myself at liberty to make such departures therefrom as fairlyfall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a bottle having its neck formed with an integralfastening-flange, a valve-seat and a valve-chamber; of a ballvalvelocated in the said chamber; and an independently-formed neck-piecehaving a fastening-flange fitting over the flange aforesaid and alsohaving a sleeve entering the said chamber which encircles it and fromwhich the fluid passes laterally into it, and the said fastening-flangeand sleeve of the neck-piece being separated by an annular recessconforming to and receiving the fastening-flange upon the neck of thebottle.

2. The combination with a bottle having its neck formed with an integralfastening-flange, a valve-chamber, and a valve-seat; of a ball valvelocated within the said neck; and an independently-formed neck-piecehaving a corkchamber and provided at its lower end with a flaringskirt-like fastening-flange, and with a sleeve located concentricallywithin the said flange from which it is separated by an annular recessreceiving the fastening-flange made integral with the neck of thebottle, and the said sleeve being formed with fingers for coaction withthe said ball-valve.

3. The combination with a bottle having its neck formed with an integralfastening-flange, a shoulder at the base thereof, a valve-chamher, and avalve-seat; of a ball-valve located in the said chamber; and anindependentlyformed neck-piece having a flaring skirt-likefastening-flange fitting over the flange aforesaid and making a jointwith the said shoulder, and also having a sleeve entering the saidchamber than which it is smaller in diameter and adapted at its lowerend for the lateral passage of fluid into it from the said chamber, andthe said flange and sleeve of the neckpiece being separated by anannular recess conforming to and receiving the flange upon the neck ofthe bottle.

in testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

OTTO EMMERTHAL.

\Vitnesses:

FREDERIO C. EARLE, GEORGE D. SEYMOUR.

